Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Man standing beside fence You’ve barely finished unpacking when your new neighbor comes knocking – but instead of a warm welcome, ...

You’ve barely finished unpacking when your new neighbor comes knocking – but instead of a warm welcome, they bring a surprise: The fence between your properties is on their land, they say, and now ...

Fencing your property can be helpful to both the aesthetics and safety of your home and those around you, that is, if it is your property to begin with. How would you handle a random person reaming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Generally, from a legal perspective, you don't need a neighbor's permission to install a fence within your own property lines. Don ...

Joke aside—your neighbor built a fence, and part of it sits on or near the property line between your yard and theirs. Does that make it (kind of) yours, and can you paint over it? Ohio law doesn’t ...

There’s an old saying — good fences make good neighbors. However, this is not always true. Take, for example, the case of Cronk v. Bowers, decided by the Colorado Court of Appeals in July. The facts ...

The old saying goes that "fences make good neighbors," but a truly wild beef on TikTok is proving just how untrue that maxim can be. Two Canadian neighbors' fence dispute inspired waves of support for ...

There is a centuries-old saying: "Good fences make good neighbors." In his 1914 poem "Mending Wall," Robert Frost twice uses this saying as two neighbors set about mending a wall, which we would today ...

Whether a bad storm recently blew through your area or you simply have a negligent neighbor, discovering a damaged or fallen fence on your property can quickly become a nightmare. It can be confusing ...

You’ve barely finished unpacking when your new neighbor comes knocking – but instead of a warm welcome, they bring a surprise: The fence between your properties is on their land, they say, and now ...

We would all like to move next door to neighbors who have our backs. People who become true friends over the years who let your dog out if you are late getting home from work. People you trust with ...